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Some residents who live downstream from the mine have reported water discoloration, but there has been no immediate evidence of harm to people, livestock or wildlife, according to EPA officials.

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Denver

TWO rivers in Colorado and New Mexico hit hardest by toxic waste spilled from a defunct gold mine will remain closed to drinking water and irrigation intakes for at least another week, but test samples show a gradual ebbing of contamination, environmental officials said on Tuesday...